Saturday, August 28, 2010

Stepping back to where AAR_2009 left off

What happens to an archaeological site when it is abandoned? This, and other questions relating to 'site formation processes' have become prominent in archaeologists' minds, since the work of Michael Schiffer in the 1980s.
End of season planning, 2009 (photo David Frankel)
The 2009 drain feature

Jared and Zac, on cleaning duty
A comparison of the 'end of season' photos from 2009, and how we found the site a couple of days ago, illustrates how quickly weeds and vegetation debris accumulate.
Tidier TARDIS

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